Article
Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii sp. nov., a novel corynebacterium that does not contain mycolic acids.
International journal of systematic bacteriology - 1 Oct 1998
Collins M D, Falsen E, Akervall E, Sjöden B, Alvarez A
Abstract excerpt
A strain of a hitherto undescribed coryneform bacterium from human clinical material was characterized by phenotypic and molecular taxonomic methods. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis demonstrated the strain represents a novel and deep lineage within the genus Corynebacterium sensu stri...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Base Sequence
- Corynebacterium
- Corynebacterium Infections
- DNA, Bacterial
- Female
- Genes, rRNA
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mycolic Acids
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Species Specificity
- Sputum